Steven N. Shore^1,2

Abstract. The spectroscopic development of classical novae is described as a narrative of the various stages of the outburst. The review highlights the multiwavelength aspects of the phenomenology and the recent developments related to structure, inhomogeneity, and dynamics of the ejecta. Special emphasis is placed on the distinct behavior of the symbiotic-like recurrent novae.

Keywords: (stars:) novae, cataclysmic variables -- stars: winds, outflows -- radiative transfer -- hydrodynamics -- (stars:) supernovae: general

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